Ballet Technique
Ballet Terminology
Ballets
100

What does it mean to sickle?

Bend your ankle....gross!

100

Word that means "to bend"

Plie

100

A Christmas themed ballet

The Nutcracker

200

What body part does turn out come from?

Hips

200

Word that means "to strike"

Frappe

200

A ballet with swans

Swan Lake

300

Demonstrate a proper tendu back

N/a

300

Word that means to jump

Saute

300

A ballet based on a Shakespeare story

Romeo and Juliet

400

Which way does your knee face in a tendue side?

Up towards the ceiling
400

"Step of the cat"

Pas de chat

400

A ballet about a sleeping princess and three fairies

Sleeping Beauty

500

Why is it important to have a strong core as a dancer?

Helps you balance, helps you jump higher, helps you hold your legs higher for longer.
500

A name of a leap

Grande jete or saut de chat

500

A ballet that features an animal that sometimes has 7 heads

The Nutcracker
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